Steve Plytas

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Steve Plytas
Born
Phokion Stavros Plytas

(1913-01-09)9 January 1913
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died27 December 1994(1994-12-27) (aged 81)
Surrey, England
Occupation Actor
Years active1957–1990
Spouse
Amy Foxell
​
(m. 1947)​

Phokion Stavros Plytas (9 January 1913 – 27 December 1994), known professionally as Steve Plytas, was a Greek film and television actor based in the United Kingdom. [1]

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His stage work included West End appearances in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana (1965) and Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap (1970s). [2]

Credited film roles include Passport to Shame , Beyond the Curtain , The Moon-Spinners , The Spy Who Came In from the Cold , Theatre of Death , Interlude , Ooh... You Are Awful , Silver Bears , Revenge of the Pink Panther , Carry On Emmannuelle , The Bitch , Eleni , Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Batman . [3] [4]

TV credits include: The Avengers , Danger Man , The Troubleshooters , The Saint , Doctor Who (in the serial The Tenth Planet ), Z-Cars , The Champions , Department S , Dixon of Dock Green , Man About the House , Fawlty Towers , Who Pays the Ferryman? , The Professionals , Minder , Strangers , The Two Ronnies and Tales of the Unexpected . [1] [5]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 Born: 9 January 1913, Istanbul Died: December 1994, Surrey (1913-01-09). "Steve Plytas | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2014-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Steve Plytas | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ↑ "Steve Plytas | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ↑ "Steve Plytas". TVGuide.com.
  5. ↑ "Steve Plytas". www.aveleyman.com.
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